Assembly: Ireland has a bicameral Parliament (Oireachtas) that consists of the Senate (Seanad Éireann) with 60 seats and the Parliament (Dail Éireann) with 166 seats.[1]

Description of electoral system:

All 158 members of Dail Éireann are directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by single-transferable vote to 5-year terms. The district magnitude of constituencies ranges from 3 to 5.

Last Election:

In the 2011 parliamentary election, Fine Gael took the most seats with 76, but did not secure a majority. The traditionally strong Fianna Fáil party and took 20 seats. The Labour Party took 37 seats and Sinn Féin took 14. Additionally, several other parties and independents earned seats.